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Re: WHEN will we get simple, reliable BW printing??

2003-02-10 by johngeyles <jge@cs.unc.edu>

> 1. Printing "Black Only":  Using only the black inks, the prints 
> "neutral" but may have a tone that you may not like. More
importantly, 
> Black Only prints show dots in the highlights that, to me, are not 
> acceptable, although some people obviously like this method. You
can 
> easily try it on your 2200 and see for yourself.

I'm confused by this method.  Does it, or does it not, use the
"Light Black" ink in addition to the "Photo Black" or "Matte Black" ?
My impression has been that it does not.  If so, it seems like using
BOTh black cartridges might the best of both worlds - simple out-of-
the-box B&W printing without color-cast problems, and a finer
perceived dot pattern than using "Black Only".   Why can't this be
done ?

> 3. Printing with ImagePrint: This gives spot-on neutral B&W prints
with 
> the possibility of "toning" using the Tint Picker in the software.
In 
> my view, the gradation of these prints is as good as that of 
> Piezography.

Can you go into more detail about this method ?  Looks like the
Imageprint software costs as much as a second printer !  How easy
is it to get up and going with ?

John

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